Can you go a Christmas season without hearing “Blue Christmas” at least once? I say you cannot! This is one of those songs that grows on you over the years.

I found this video that features some eye candy for both guys and gals, with an unexpected surprise around 1:20 – a quick picture of a sad-looking puppy, who just happens to belong to a blog buddy of mine, Dave in Texas. That’s his trusty friend, Moses – the picture is one of those “right time, right place” shots (and it’s one of the first images that pops up when you do a search for “sad puppy”):
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I hesitated to post this video, as I didn’t think people would want to see the “same thing” twice, but I ran across this video of Elvis performing his signature Christmas hit in an intimate setting, and it was such a joy to see him enjoying himself that I had to share it with you:
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Of course, being who I am, this post wouldn’t be complete without the Porky Pig version of Elvis’ classic:
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More Elvis and Rock-and-Roll Christmas hits to come – have a great day!
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Nuts and Bolts:

"Luddites and anti-intellectuals do not master the differential equations of thermodynamics or the biochemical cures of illness. They stay in thatched huts and die young." - Edward O. Wilson

Fathom the hypocrisy of a Government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured...but not everyone must prove they are a citizen.

"Michael Moore simultaneously represents everything I detest in a human being and everything I feel obligated to defend in an American. Quite simply, it is that stupid moron’s right to be that utterly and completely wrong." - Dennis Miller

When Lawbreakers are in charge of the Law, we no longer have a Republic.

"It will be a great day when taxpayers keep the money they earned and DC has to hold a bake sale to to raise the debt limit." - David Burge (aka "iowahawk")

Funny. They complain about racism while demanding it.

"The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."

“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” - Saul Bellow

"Pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field; that of course they are many in number; or that, after all, they are anything other than the little shriveled, meagre, hopping (though loud and troublesome) insects of the hour" - Edmund Burke

"It is not ours to restore the power of the Constitution. It is ours to show them the wrath of America without the protections the Constitution offers them. Let them restore it to find refuge from us." - TL Davis